taxonID	type	description	language	source
A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58.taxon	type_taxon	Type species (by original designation): Streblocera pulvillicornis Walley & MacKay, 1963.	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Female antenna raptorial; basal flagellomeres 1 – 4 flattened, somewhat heart-shaped in dorsal view, densely setose, setae flattened and broader apically (Fig. 1 A – C); occipital carina complete; malar suture present; precoxal sulcus impressed and sculptured; remainder of mesopleuron largely smooth; notauli completely present; scutellar suture deep and carinate; scutellum smooth; propodeum carinate with confused rugulose sculpture between carinae (Fig. 2 D – F); veins 1 - SR + M and r-m of fore wing absent; vein M + CU of hind wing much longer than vein 1 - M (Fig. 2 G); tarsal claws simple; first tergite narrow basally and gradually widened apically; ovipositor sheath slender, sparsely setose (Fig. 2 H – I).	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology: Marshiella plumicornis (Ruthe, 1856) has been reared from Attelabus monoceros (L.). (Yu et al. 2016)	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58.taxon	distribution	Distribution (Region): Eastern and Western Palaearctic; Europe; Nearctic; Neotropical; Oriental.	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	description	Figs 1, 2	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype, ♀, China, Xinjiang, Aksu prefecture, Baicheng county (in walnut orchard - Malaise trap) VII. 1 – 15.2024, Li Qin group. Description. Holotype, ♀, length of fore wing 2.6 mm, and of body 3.0 mm. Head. Antenna with 18 antennomeres and 0.8 × length of fore wing, 0.7 × length of body; first to fourth flagellomeres flatted, heart-shaped emarginated apically (but fourth flagellomeres nearly truncate apically) in dorsal view (Figs 1. A – C), densely setose; first flagellomere 1.3 × length of second flagellomere; first, second and penultimate flagellomere 2.7, 2 and 1.3 × its wide, respectively; third flagellomere 1.3 × length of fourth flagellomere, fifth flagellomere as long as fourth flagellomere; eye 0.5 × length of temple in dorsal view; ocelli small, OOL: OD: POL = 2: 3.5: 1.5 (Fig. 2 C); frons broadly raised medio-longitudinally, vertex and frons largely rugulose; occipital carina complete; width of face nearly 1.2 × its height, granulate, but nearly smooth; clypeus nearly smooth, narrower than face, convex medially, width of clypeus 1.3 × its height.	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	description	Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.4 × its height (Figs 2 D-E); lateral side of pronotum with transverse carinae, and medially smooth (Fig 2 E); mesoscutum smooth and highly polished, its middle lobe with sparse setae, and lateral lobes glabrous, notauli complete, moderately wide, with irregular crenulations anteriorly and rugose posteriorly; scutellar sulcus with three carinae (Fig. 2 D); mesopleuron mostly smooth ventrally; postpectal carina present medio-ventrally; precoxal sulcus relatively long and with irregular rugae; scutellum flat and smooth; dorso-lateral regions of propodeum completely reticulate-rugose (Fig. 2 E); posterior surface perpendicular to dorsal surface, and with a slight medio-longitudinal concavity (Fig. 2 F). Wings (Fig. 2 G). Fore wing: 1 - SR + M absent; 1 - R 1 0.3 × length of pterostigma; SR 1 + 3 - SR strongly curved; r: 2 - SR = 1: 5; vein r issued from basal 0.7 of pterostigma; vein m-cu slightly postfurcal; vein cu-a postfurcal; veins 2 - 1 A and CU 1 b absent; vein m-cu 0.7 × vein 1 - M. Hind wing: vein 1 - M 0.2 × vein M + CU; vein cu-a 1.2 × vein 1 r-m. Legs. Middle leg: tibia 2.6 × length of coxa, 1.4 × length of femur; hind leg: tibia 2.8 × length of coxa, 0.9 × length of femur; hind coxa smooth, 2 × its width. Metasoma. First tergite narrow basally, and gradually widened apically (Fig. 2 H), its maximum width 3 × its minimum width in dorsal view, length of first tergite 1.5 × its maximum width, small spiracular tubercles in front of middle tergite, and no dorsope, rugose in front of level of spiracular tubercles, and remainder of tergite longitudinally rugose; remaining tergites smooth, flattened and shiny (Fig. 2 I); ovipositor sheath is much shorter than half length of the metasoma, ovipositor wide and thick basally, slender apically, and slightly curved. Colour. Scape, pedicellus, and first flagellomere yellowish, second and third flagellomeres light brown, and remaining blackish brown; lateral side of pronotum dark brown, middle part of lateral mesoscutal lobes blackish with brown laterally, middle mesoscutal lobe dark brown, scutellum and propodeum blackish; pterostigma dark brown, and wing veins light brown; legs yellow; metasoma dark brown; base of ovipositor transparent, and apex light yellow.	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology: Unknown.	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	distribution	Distribution: China (Palaearctic).	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Named after the county of the collection site.	en	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
